Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ground-effect vehicle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
ground--ef-fec-t ve-hi-cle
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.

noun

Synonym of ground-effect machine.

Inflected Forms

ground-effect vehicles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

ground-effect machine GEM GEV ekranoplan flarecraft sea skimmer wing-in-ground-effect vehicle wing-in-surface-effect ship

Questions

What does ground-effect vehicle mean?
An aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.

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